No. 50 Aug 2007

A new takeaway kebab shop has opened at 69 Bohemia Road, confirming the area’s burgeoning reputation as a fast-food mecca. Best Kebab Ye, which opened on Monday 9th July at the old post-office premises, offers a range of Turkish and British… Read more

Brittany Road Planning permission is being sought to demolish the existing prefab garages at 23 Brittany Road and replace them with a new garage at the rear of the property. The applicant is Mr P. Pattenden, who lives at the same address. Art… Read more

Art Deco clock tower We received only one response to last month’s puzzle, though that was possibly one more than we expected. The pattern of blue squares in our picture adorns the Falaise Road frontage of the Art Deco clock tower at the north… Read more

This seaside postcard, , was sent to a Mr & Mrs C. Beauchamp, 13 Meeting Street, Ramsgate in 1929. It is postmarked ‘Hastings Sussex 6.45PM 12 AUG 1929’, and reads: Dear C & G, we are having a good time. Arrived here 14.30… Read more

Jackie Cullen’s owl family has recently acquired a new member. The Bengal eagle-owl chick was born at the beginning of June, and bought from a Tunbridge Wells breeder at just a few days old. This photo was taken when it was just 15 days old…. Read more

Retrospective planning permission is being sought for work carried out on various trees at 14-28 Combermere Road. The permission would apply to six felled ash trees, one felled Norway maple, and a lime whose branches have been pruned. According to… Read more

Former CAMRA-award-winning pub the Dripping Spring is looking to revisit those glory days under new manager Jason Bingley. The Tower Road pub reintroduced a range of seven real ales in June, four of which hail from Kent or Sussex breweries…. Read more

Hastings Museum has been closed for some two years to undergo significant redevelopment, including the building of an extension, designed by architect Thomas Ford. According to Displays Manager Beatrice Cole, the project has not been without its… Read more

This wonderful photograph was brought to us by St Leonards resident Janet Jones. The picture was taken ‘some time before the War’, according to Janet, meaning pre-1939, though she concedes that it could date from as early as the First… Read more

We are sad to report the death of Jean Watson, 81. She died peacefully at St Augustine’s Nursing Home on Tuesday 24th July. She leaves behind husband Vic, to whom she was married for 56 years. Vic and Jean ran ‘Watson’s’,… Read more

A couple of years ago a postcard dropped onto my doormat which was not of the usual run. For one thing, it bore an image in black and white of a waterfall of unassuming size, which I did not immediately recognise as any I had seen either in a book… Read more

As first reported in this magazine in April (issue 46), Horntye Park Sports Complex is indeed planning changes at the venue. General Manager Kevin Miller confirmed that various ‘local interested parties’ would be invited to ‘come… Read more

Bohemia’s pubs and cafés have been quick to notice the effect of the national smoking ban that came into force on Sunday 1st July. For most, if not all, of us the ban represents the biggest change of eating and drinking culture in our… Read more

Turf TV has come to Bohemia Road betting shop Bet Bet Bet 24/7. What’s that? According to shop owner Rob Prior, Turf TV is a subscriber service showing live racing from some of the biggest racecourses up and down the country. Betting’s… Read more

All-star cricket has returned to Horntye Park Sports Complex this month. In recent years the centre has hosted several encounters between local club Hastings Priory and celebrity-veteran outfit Lashings World XI. This year the Priory were due to… Read more

Gensing councillor Andrew Cartwright held a meeting in early July with County Councillor Trevor Webb and Richard Homewood, the Director of Envir-onment and Safety at Hastings Council. Andrew says, ‘We discussed all the concerns and ideas… Read more

Street bobby Andy Hubbard is holding a meeting in the car park at Lidl between 6 and 7pm on Friday 10th August. Andy will conduct the meeting jointly with PC John Hearn in a coned-off section of the car park nearest to Church Road. Andy says,… Read more

Giving up A new phenomenon is to be seen locally – shop and office staff guiltily enjoying a cigarette outside their places of work. In this issue we take a look at the experience of Bohemia’s pubs and cafés with regard to the new smoking… Read more

Supermarket giant ASDA held an exhibition at St Matthew’s Church Hall on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th June, showcasing plans for a new store to be built in nearby Silverhill. According to Francis Mallinson of PR firm Dialogue, some 210… Read more

Hastings Museum reopened on Saturday 28th July to the sound of Native American chants and prayers. Hundreds of people, including Gensing councillor Andrew Cart-wright and several councillors from neighbouring wards, attended the re-opening… Read more

The Bohemia Village Fayre, first reported in the Village Voice back in May, has now been confirmed for Sunday 12th August between 1pm and 9pm. The Fayre will take place on the grassy knoll between Summer-fields Leisure Centre and the ambulance… Read more

Vic Chalcraft writes (Aug 2007) Dear Sir, It would be nice if you would really sort out what is and what is not Bohemia. The Glen is definitely not. It’s in the Southwater area. Whilst it is nice to support our neighbours if they need it on… Read more

Where is this? Where in Bohemia can this windowless cabin be found? The prize for the winning entry is the usual £10 token generously donated by Empress Art of Tower Road. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 15th August. Answer… Read more